Combined whip-socket and lock for lap-robes



(No Model.)

l A.. s. KIBBY. COMBINED WHIP SOCKET AND LOCK POR LAP ROBES. N0. 475,982.

Patented May 31,1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEX. S. KIBBY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED WHIP-SOCKET AND LOCK FOR LAP-ROBES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,982, dated May 31, 1892.

'Application filed March 8, 1892. Serial No. 424,195. (No model.)

To all wwm it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ALEX. S. KIBBY,a citi# zen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois7 have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined lVhip-Socket and Lock for Lap-Robes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in combined whip-sockets and locks for laprobes; and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction and novel arrangement and operation of the various parts thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The object of my invention is, first, to provide adevice adapted to be secured to the dash-board of buggies and other parts of vesecond, such a device in which a Whip-staff having no ferrule or ring may be locked therein Without being marred or defaced.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention pertains to make and 3 use the same, I will now proceed to describe l of my socket and lap-robe securing attach# ment. Fig. 2 is a similar view thereof, showing portions of the whip-stock and lap-robe locked in and to the socket. Fig. 3

springs, and Fig. et is a similar view of another modification thereof. Fig. 5 is a perspective View, partly broken away, of the bottom of the socket and Fig. G is a plan view of the anti-rattling disk.

Similar letters refer to like parts through-l of the bolt G, is a spiral spring F, which out the different views of the drawings.

A represents a socket, which may be made of any suitable size, form, or material, but preferably of sheet metal and cylindrical in form, to the upper portion of which is secu red in any suitable manner a daring or funnel-` shaped mouth or piece B, the edge or rim of which is preferably formed with an annular flange b, which flange is bent inwardly7 and is a detailed view of a modification of the lockingforms a groove b for the reception and retention of a disk c', made of rubberor other suitable material, the purpose of which will be presently explained.

To the lower end of the cylindrical socket A is secu red in any desired marinera bottom C, provided at a suitable point with a slot or opening c, which opening or slot extends from about the center of the bottom to near its periphery, as shown in the drawings.

To the lower surface of the bottom. C and near the center thereof is secured an arm D, which projects vertically a short distance and is then extended horizontally directly beneath the opening or slot c till about flush with the outer surface of the cylinder or socket A. The arm D is provided directly under or in alignment with the slot c with an opening d.

To the upper surface of the bottom C and extending from its periphery to about its center and in alignment with the slot c and arm D is provided a sleeve E, preferaby cylindrical in form, with its bottom slightly flattened, and which hasits ends open, asis clearly seen in Figs. l and 2, andthe outer end thereof connecting with an opening e through the cylinder or socket A. On the inner surface ofthe sleeve E and near the outer endthereof is formed or provided an annular iiange e', against the inner side of which rests the spiral spring F for operating the locking-bolt G, which bolt is preferably made, as shown, with a shank g, having its outer end formed with screw-threads to engage with a thumb-screw H, which is provided with female screw- `threads for this purpose.

As is clearly seen in Figs. l and 2, the inner end of the bolt Gis formed with a bevel g and is of proper size and form to fit snugly within the hollow of the sleeve F.. Placed around the shank g, between the inner sur face of the iiange e and the enlarged portion IOO as shown in the drawings, and at proper points at or nearits periphery are a number of springs L,which are form ed at their up perends with laterally and outwardly extending enlargements, which are preferably formed in the shape of a triangle, with their acute an gles at the bottom and outer surface of said projections. To the inner surface of the inner portion of the upper ends of the springs L is secured a piece of rubber or other protecting material m, which will prevent any abrasion of the whip-statt' when the springs are caused to clutch the same.

The upper surface of the bottom K may be provided with a number of lugs n to correspond with the number of springs secured to the said bottom, which lugs have their inner sides slightly beveled, as shown, and provide a nestfor the end of the whip-staff, and thereby prevents the same from wabbling at the bottom, and also reinforces the springs L, as is apparent.

As is clearly shown' in the drawings, the arm I is secured in a vertical position to the fioorK and is provided on its surface,adjacent to the bolt G, with ratchet-teeth c' for engagement with said bolt, and that said arm is adapted to pass through the openings c in the bottom C and the opening d in the arm D.

In Fig. l I have shown the upper ends of the springs L, provided with enlargements or projections M, made of a separate piece of material from the spring and secured thereto by means of rivets; but instead of using this constructionI may employ the construction illustrated in Fig. 3, in which case the springs L are secured to the bottom K, as before described, and have their upper ends bent outwardly at substantially a right angle, and then bent downwardly at substantially a right angle, thus forming the enlargements or projections M, tothe inner surface of which I may secure pieces of rubber or other protecting material m, when the upper portion n of the outwardly-turned part and the free end n2 thereof will securely retain it in place.

In Fig. 4 I have shown another modification of the manner of forming these enlargements or projections, in which construction the upper ends of the spring L are provided with anti-friction rollers o, which are mounted on suitable axles o', having their bearings in the sides of the projecting pieces M2, which for this purpose are bifurcated, as shown.

Vhile I have shown the cylinder or socket A and flaring piece ormouth B made of separate pieces, yet it is evident that I may make them integral by simply Haring the upper end of the socket, and may or may not form it with the groove b for the retention of the rubber disk c', which has therethrough a central opening c2, through which the whip-staff is passed, and which prevents the same rattling or striking the sides of the socket.

In Fig. 2 I have shown a portion of the whip sta A and a part ot' the rug or lap-robe B', lwhich may have attached to it a ring B2 or other securing device locked in and to the socket, and the tliumb-screw I-I removed, which is done by a few tu rns thereof and to prevent the device being unlocked.

Itis obvious that I may dispense with the arm D when the robe-locking attachment is not desired and the socket will remain operative.

The operation of my device is simple and as follows: The parts are arranged as above described, and when in their normal position will appear as shown in Fig. l, when'the' action of the springs L and their projections against the surface of the Haring mouth B will raise them to the position indicated, and the flange b and disk c will assist in retaining them in said posture and prevent them rising above the top of the socket. The whip-staff may now be insert-ed through the opening c2 in the disk and betweenthe springs L and be passed down till it strikes the movable floor K, when by a light pressure thereon the ratchet-arm I will be caused to pass through the opening c, the ring B2 of the lap-robe or rug, and the opening CZ in the arni D, when the bolt G will automatically engage the teeth z' of the ratchet-arm I and securely lock Athe whip and robe in and to the socket, the upper portion of the springs Lbeing forced inward and caused to grip the staff by reason of their projections and the Haring or funnel-shaped mouth of the socket. To release the stal and robe, it is only necessary to pull the thumb-screw H, when the bolt G will be disengaged from the ratchet-arm I and the springs will assume their normal position.

To prevent the device being unlocked in the absence of the owner, the thumb-screw H may be removed from the shank of the bolt, as before stated. v

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a combined whip-socket and lock for lap-robes, the combination of a socket provided at its upper end with a flaring or funnel-sliaped mouth and having at its lower end the bottom C, having the opening c, arm D, having the opening d, and sleeve E, having the spring-actuated bolt G, with the springs L, se` cured at their lower portions to the movable bottom K and having their upper ends provided with outwardly-extending projections, and the ratchet-arm I, secured to the bottom K and adapted to pass through the openings c cl and to engage the bolt G, substantially as described.

2. In a combined whip-socket and lock for lap-robes, the combination of a socket provided at its upper end with a daring or funnel-shaped mouth-and having at its lower end the bottom C, having the opening c, arm D, having the opening cl, and sleeve E, having the spring-actuated bolt G, having the removable thumb-screw H, with the springs L, secured at their lower portions to the bottom K,

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and having their upper` ends provided with outwardly-extending projections and the inner portions of said ends provided with pieces otrubbcr or other protecting material, and the ratchet-arm I, secured to the bottom K and adapted to pass through the openings c d and to engage the bolt G, substantially as described.

3. In a combined Whip-socket and lock for lap-robes, the combination of a socket provided at its upper end with a flaring or funnel-shaped mouth, having the annular groove b and the disk c', having the central opening o2 fitting in said groove, with the bottom C, secured to the lower portion of the socket and having` the opening c, the arm D, having the opening d, and the sleeve E, having the annular flange e', and the spring-actuated bolt Gr, the bottom K, having the ratchet-arm I and springs L secured thereto, said springs having their upper ends provided With outwardly-extending projections, substantially as described.

4. In a combined whip-socket and lock for lap-robes, the combination of a socket provided at its upper end with a fiaring o'r funnel-shaped mouth,with the bottom C, secured to the lower portion of the socket and having the opening c,the arm D, having the opening cl, and the sleeve E, having the annular flange e', the spring-actuated bolt G, the bottom K, having the ratchet-arm I and springs L secured thereto, said springs having their upper ends bent outwardly and downwardly to form the projections l substantially as described.

5. In a combined Whip-socket and lock for lap-robes, the combination of a socket pro-V vided at its upper end with a flaring or funnel-shaped mouth, having the annular groove b and the disk c', fitting in said groove, wlth the bottom C, secu red to the lower portion of the socket, and having the opening c, the arm D, having the opening d, and the sleeve E, having the annular flange e', and the sprlngactuated bolt G, having the removable thumbscrew II, the bottom K, having the ratchetarm I, lugs u, and springs L secured thereto, said springs having their upper ends bent outwardly and downwardly, forming the projections M', and having the pieces of rubber m secured to the inner portion of said ends, substantially as described.

G. In a whip-socket, the combination of the socket A, having the iiaring mouth B, with the bottom C, havin g the opening c, and sleeve E, having the annular iiange e', the bolt G, having the screw-threaded shank g, the beveled end g', the spring F, the thumb-screw H, the bottom K, having secured thereto the ratchet-arm I and springs L, said springs having their upper ends provided with outwardly-extending projections, substantially as described.

ALEX. S. KIBBY. Vitnesses: CHAS. C. TILLMAN, E. A. DUGAN. 

